Wad-testing device.



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MGRRS: WAD TEST APPLIGATNN FILED MAB. s, 1901.

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L, IVORRS= APPLIGATION FILED MAR. B, 1901.

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PTENTBD JU M, 1904.

L. MORRIS.

W. WAD TESTING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. s, 1901.

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W. f 270W No. 762,548. PATENTED JUNE lli, 1904.

W. L. MORRIS.

WD TESTNG- DEVICE.

MPLICATION FILED MAR. s. 1901A 5 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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No. 762,548. JUNE M, 1904.

L. MOHM. WA@ Timm www. APPLIUATIOH FILED MAE. 8. 1001.

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. Na 732,548. Patented .Time I4., 1904.

. UNITED l STATES PATENT OFFICE.

- WII'JLIAM L. Monius, Vor CLEVELAND, oIiIo, AssIGNoR To THE AUSTIN CARTRIDGE COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

IAD-TESTING DEVICE SPECIFICATION`forming part of Letters Patentlo. 762,548, dated J' une 14, 1904.

` Appiicaiioii iiieii' March 2,1901. serial No. 50,341. (No modas y 'l To 'ILZZ whom it may Orwmrrier is elfec'ted by means of adriving-shaft d,

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. MORRIS, a upon whose outer endv is secured a pinion (Z, 50

.citizen of the United States, and a resident of meshing with a driving-gear d?, which is sc- Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of cured to the inner end of the wad-carrier C, Ohio, haveinvented anew and useful Irnproveas shown in Fig. IV. Arranged in the cari mentin Wad-Testing Devices, the principle rier and with their centers upon the circumof the invention being herein explained and ference of a circle having a center upon the 55 the best mode in which I have contemplated `caiiiei'axis of rotation--inother words, ar-

applying that principle, so as to distinguish ranged concentrically with the opening for the it from other inventions. shaft B--is a series of equidistant cylindrical My invention relates to devices fortesting wad-testing chambers c, Figs. II and V, such Wads usedl for loading shells in the manufacch bers being open at both ends, as shown 6o ture of cartridges for the purpose of segrein Fig. IV. In front of the said testing-charngating the imperfect from the perfect wads. bers is a forwardly-projecting serrated shoul- 'Ihe said invention consists of means here der c2, forming a series of wad-receiving reiuafteri fully described, and lspecically set cesses @3, Fig- I, bounded on one side by an forth in the claims. abrupt shoulder e4 and lupon the other by a 65 c'lhe annexedl drawings and the following gradually-inclined surface 0. As shown in description set forth in detail certain mech- Figs. IV and VII, the wad or testing chamanism embodying lthe invention, the disclosed bers c extend but partially across the carrier, means, however, constituting but one of va'- the front entrance to the chamber being as. rious 'forms in which the principle of the inabove stated, while the discharge-outlet from 7o vention may be used. Athe' chamber at the rear is a continuation of In said vannexed.drawings, Figure I repref the chamber c, excepting that the rim ,of the ,Sents a front elevation of a wad-testing macarrier is cut away, as shown in Fig. VI,

chine embodying my inventiomillustratinga thereby forming recesses'cw, from which the portion broken away, so as to disclose the con'l wads can readily pass when the face of the 75 struction in the rear of the front faceof the carrier is clear of obstructions.

machine. Fig. II represents arearelevation At the'upper portion of the machine is seof Said machine; Fig. III represents adetail cured the discharging extremity of a wadplan view thereof. Fig. IV representsalonfeeding device E, which may be of Aany suit- :gltudinal 'section taken upon a vertical. plane able construction, whereby wads Vmay be fed 8o passing through the axis ot' the machine, thc successively to the wad-receiving recessesdurframe and-supporting-spindle being, however, ing their rotation with the carrier. shown .1n elevation therein. Fig. V repre- Mounted so as to belongitudinallyslidable sents a sectionaliview taken upon the planes in a direction parallel with the axis of rotaind'icated by the lines 5 5 in Fig. IV. Fig. tion of the carrier are a series of ejecting* 35,

I represents a sectional View taken upon the plungers F, one such plunger being located plane indicated the lines 6 6 in FigLlV opposite each wad-testing chamber and wadlooking in the dircctionindicated by the arrecess, as shown in Fig. IV, whereby any one row in said ligure, and Fig'. VII represents a otthe latter maybe caused toenter into or be ferent -position.

detai'lsectional view. Fig. VIII is a detail withdrawn from its respective testing-cham- 90 sectional view showing the plunger in a dil'- ber, as sliown in Fig. VII. The outer end of veach plunger is provided with two antiiric- Upon` a frame A is mounted a dead spindle tion-rollers ff, which engage a cam G, which upon Whose inner portion is secured ais-'formed upon or secured to a stationary 'Y bushing c, which forms a bearing for a rotadrum Gr', Fig. IV. The said drum is mounted 95 table wadcarrier C. The rotation of said caruponthe reduced end b of the spindle B, and

surrounding the rear portion of the hub of said drum is a coiled spring one end of which rests against an anuillarshoulder 2 on the hub, the other end of `the spring resting against a collar 71", surrounding the reduced end ot' the spindle at the rear of the hub, said' spring pern'iitting longitudinal movement oi' the drum when required or desired.' The outer portion oi the reduced end of the spindle AB is scre\\'-threa .led to receive an adjusting-nut constituting the means whereby the drum (ir may be properly and suitably adjusted with respect lto the mechanism coacting therewith` as shown, and forms a guidingsupport at g for the outer end oi' the wadearricr, which is formed with the cylindrical reccss't`or receiving the inner end of the drum. Said cam is curved at g', so as to effect an inward movement at such point sufficient to cause a wad which may have been placed in the wad-recess opposite the end of a phmger to be inserted into the wai'ttestiug chamber corresponding with such recess. A further curvative is given such cam at g2, Fig. I, such curvative being su'l'iicient to cause the plungers as they pass such point to ent-er and pass into theircorresponding testing-chambers a distance suiiicicnt to positively eject a wad which may have been' placed and seated in suchchamber, shown in Fig. VII. At a point y", Fig. I, in the drum G' is bored an air-duct ff', which conni'mnieates with an aperture y, piercing the outer cylindrical surface ol such drum' at its inner portion, as shown in said Fig.' Vlll. ln the plane of such aperture g5, perpendicular to the axis of rotation to hthe carrier, are lormed a series of apertures c', Fig. VIII, said apertures y bei ng formed in the outer annular rim or flanged portion O ot' the wad-carrier C, one such aperture bei 'g formed so as to communicate with the inner surface of each plunger F. At such point in such plunger is Yformed an aperture f", communicating with a longitudinal borcf, piercing the face f ot' such plunger, as shown in dotted linesin said FigfVIlI.

A nipple (/7 is secured to the drum and communicates with the d uct g, such nipple being adapted to receive and have secured thereto the end oi a iiexible rubber tube communicating with any suitable source ci pneumatic pressure. At a point y", F ig. l, is secured a second nipple y, comnnu'licating with an ail'- duct formed in the drum and communicating with the apertures c7 and the longitudinal bores in the plungers F in a manner similar to that just described at the point y. The said nipple is also adapted to be connected with a rubber tube (not shown) communicating with a suitable source of air-pressure, whereby a blast ot' air may be directed into and pass through the ti'sting-chambers as they successively pa s this point. Located in advance ot' the point y in the rotationot' thecarrier, which rotation is as indicated by the arrow in Fig. I, is a vacuum-chamber H., pro vided with a nipple to which may be secured a rubber tube, (not shown,) also communicating with any suitable source ot' vacuum-forming means. Said chamber is so arranged as to embrace and inclosc the rear ot' the testingchambers as they pass through such vacuum chamber, as shown in Fig. IV, whereby the pressure ol air on the opposite sides of the wad is made unequal and resulting in the forcing ot' the wad when ot' proper and perfect form to lit the sides ot' the testing-chamber from the wad-chamber. The discharge-(mtlet c, into which the wad passes after being withdrawn from the wad or testing' chamber, is placed in communication with'a suitable receptacle I-I for receiving the discharged wads the vacnum-chamber. Said receptacle is lo- ;'cated between the vacuum-ehamber and the point .r/i, as shown in Fig. I. T he vacuumchamber is formed with suitable surfaces for contacting the rotating carrier in an air-tight manner, such contact being maintained by means oi' a spring L, Figs. I and VI'.

The operation of the device as thus jfar described is as follows: The nipples g", g, and /L having been suitably connected withtheir respective pneumatic sources, the wad-carrier is rotated upon its axis by means of the driving-pulley I). 1Wads are fed'irom the wadfeeding device E into the wad-recesses as they successively pass beneath the discharge end of said'i'eeding device. Immediately after such .feeding the carrier is moved to the. point g', where the respective plungers are caused to move imvardly and insert the wads into their respective testing-chambers. Immediately following such action the chambers pass the point y, at which point a stream of air is projected into the chamber and upon the outer wadssurt'ace, thereby blowing out any reluse mattei' which may have become lodged therein and which might subsequently interfere with the operation of' the device. After passing this point the testing-chamlmrs next are brought into the field ot' operation of the vacuum-chamber, at which point the reduction or' the at mospheric pressure on the inner face of the wads permits the wads when the wad is ofA suliieiently perfect form to lit the sides oi the testing-chamber to be forced therefrom bythe greater pressure exerted upon the opposite side of the wad, whereupon the latter isidrawi into the discharge-outlet cl3. As the wads have a diameter greater than the space between the face of the carrier and the opposing face of the vacuum-chamber casing, the wads will be retained in the outlet el, with possibly a relling contact with the face of the casing, until the carrier has passed to a point where thev outlet is in communication with the receptacle I'I', when the wads drop from the carrier. W here such form is not sufficiently perfect, the air escapes around the sides of the wad or after the carrier has rotated to a point beyond IOO IIO

. z Fig. VIIL) so as to clean ou't such chambers of claims or the equivalent of such stated means through thesame, as vthe case may be, sufli eiently to prevent the reduction of the pressure on the inner side of the wad .to a deg'ee such r as .to permit the wads to remain in such cham- 5 bers. Perfect wads are hence withdrawn from their testing-chambers yat this 'point and are f discharged into the discharge-outlet c, from whence they vare precipitated into the receptacle provided for theil reception. After ro passing through the vacuum-chamber the testing-chambers reach the point g2, where the plungers are actuated so as to enter and pass into the wad-testing chambers suiciently to positively eject any imperfect wads which may I 5 have remained therein after passing through -the vacuum-chamber, as shown in Fig. VII. .Such imperfect wads arehence ejected outside .of the discharge-opening H', and hence separated from the perfect wads. At the point gs 2o all wads, whether perfect or imperfect, have been-ejected from the-chambers, and a blast of air is projected through the chambers as .they successively pass into communication with the air-duct formedrat this point, (see any refuse which may have remained therein.- A"Ihi-''driving-pulley D is provided with clutch mechanism, whereby such pulley may be disconnected f'rom or connected with the driving- 3o shaft, so as to render the mechanism inoperative. Such mechanism is operated byafaulty feeding operation of the wads into the wadrecesses, the operation'of such mechanism and a description thereof having, however, been 3 5 incorporated and claimed in a separate application for Letters Patent filed by me on the 8th day of March, 1901, and bearing Serial N o. 50,342, relating to an invention for sorting wads. l

4o Other modes 'of applying the principle of my invention may be employed'instead of'the one explained, change being made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means stated .by any one of 'the followingbe employed..

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as Ymy invention-v 1. In a wad-testing machine, thc combina-f 5o tion of a wad-carrier having a testing-cham-- ber closely fitting the periphery of the wads; means for placing a wad in such chamber; and means for producing unequal pressures upon opposite sides ofthe wad 'in such chamber.

2. In a wad-testing machine, the combinaf tion of. a wad-carrier having a testing-chamber closely fitting the periphery ofthe wads; means for placing a wad in such chamber; and lmeans for producing unequal pressures on lopposite sides of the wad in such chamber, the degree of difference in said pressures being determined by the fit of the wad'in the chamber.

' 3. In a wad-testing machine, the combina-- tion of a wad-carrier having .a testing-cham- S ber closely fitting the periphery of the wads;

means :forl placing a wad in such' chamber;

means for producing unequal pressures upon opposite-sides of the wad in such chamber; and means for bringing said chamber into operative connection with the unequal-pressureproducing means'.

" 4. In a wad-testing machine, the combinal I tion' of a wad-carrier having a testing-chamber closely fittingfthe periphery of the wads;

--means for placing awad in such chamber;

meanszfor produciug'une'qual Huid-pressures upon opposite sides of the wad in such chamber; and means for moving said chamber from a feeding position to ajposition to .be acted uponby 'said fluid-pressure-producing means.

5. In4 a Wad-testing machine, the combinay' tion of la wad-carrier'having a testing-chamber closely fitting the periphery of the wads;

means for placing a wad in such chamber; means for produclng unequal air-pressures upon opposite sides of the wad in such cham- -wad from each chamber by'difi'erential fluidpressures operating on opposite sides of the wad,^the fit ofthe wad inits chamber deter- Ymining the. movement of the wad; and additional means for subsequently ejecting such wads as have been rejected by the fluid-pressures.

7. In a wad-testing machine, the combination of a wad-carrier having a series of testing-chambers closely fitting the periphery of the wads; means for successively placing a wad in each-chamber; means for ejecting the wad from each chamber by differential Huidpressures operating on opposite `sides of the wads, the fit of the wad in its chamber determining the movement of the wad; .and a series of plungers carried by the carrier and movable to subsequently eject, such wads as have been rejected by the fluid-pressures.

8. In a wad-testing device,l the combination of a wad-carrier having a series of testing-chambers, a series of plungers mounted upon the latter opposite said chambers, means for feeding wads to said carrier intermediatel y of said plungers and said chambers, means for actuating said plungers toward the latter so as to feed such wads into same, means for pneumatically ejccting such wads from said chamber, said plungers boing movable to suhsequently eject the rejected wads from such chambers. y

9.'In a wad-testing device, the combination of a wad-carrier having a series of testing-chambers, a series of plungers mounted lOO IIO

upon the latter opposite said chambers, means lol feeding wads to Said carrier intermediately 0i said plungers and said chambers, means for actuating said plungers to feed such wads into said chambers,pneumatic means for with drawing such wads from said chambers, said plu ng'ei's boing movable to subsequently eject the rejected wads from the chambers, the feed" ing and several ojeetinp,` operations being' operated at successive points in the movement of the carrier. y

10. l'n a wad-testing device, the combination oi a und-carrier having series of testingyehamlfiers, a series of lilungC-.rsl mounted upon the latter opposite saidehaml'mrs, means `for feeding wads to said carrier intermediately of said plungers and chambers, means for actuating' said plunger to Jfeed such wads into said chambers,pneul'natc means for withdrawing' such wads 4from said chambers and means for actuating said plung'ei's to subsequently eject the rejected wads from said ehambers.

.11. ln' a wad-tosting device, the eombination oi' va wad-carrier l'iaving a series of testfinwcliaiiibers, a series oi plunger-s mounted upon the latter opposite said cham bers, means lor l'eed ing' wads to said carrier intermediately ol said plungors and chambers, means for :ielzualii'ig' said plunger to `feed such wads into lier, means for feeding a wad into such chamber, and means for projecting" a pneumatlc blast toward said chamber.

13. In a wad-testing device, the combina tion ol a wad-carrier having a testing-chamber, a feed-plunger and means for projecting' a pneumatic blast toward said chamber.

14. In a wad-testing' device, the combination ol.' a wad-carrier having a testing-chamber, a feed-plunger provided with a longitudinal bdre piercing' its face, and means adapted to communicate with said bore for creatingl a pneumatic blast.

Signed by me this 3d day of December,

WILLlAM L. MORRlS. Attest:

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A. E. Mmmm. 

